Differential distribution of glycosphingolipid antigens in the central nervous system

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 215-222

  Tai, Tadashi ^a   Kotani, Masaharu ^a   Kawashima, Ikuo ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glycosphingolipid; Immunohistochemistry; Monoclonal antibody; Neuron; Rat brain

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032769420     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.32.215     Document Type: Conference Paper

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